Methane Leaks
Waste / landfill · Undetermined

Methane emitter ESP_S_002

Landfill in Spain. Satellites have detected 5 methane plumes here since 1 Feb 2023, most recently on 18 Aug 2026.

5
Plumes
1
Plumes, last 12 months
961 kg/h
Largest detected rate
693 kg/h
Typical (median) rate
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Response so far

Source type
Landfill
UNEP notified
Not applicable
Operator responded to UNEP
Not applicable
First seen
1 Feb 2023
Last seen
18 Aug 2026
Coordinates
39.28304, -0.86655 · Open in Google Maps (satellite)

Plume history

27 Jul 2025: 551 kg/h15 Aug 2023: 613 kg/h8 Apr 2023: 961 kg/h1 Feb 2023: 773 kg/h 1 Feb 2023 27 Jul 2025 961 kg/h
Emission rate of each detected plume over time
Detected Emission rate Likely operator
18 Aug 2026Waste / landfill — Not yet attributed View
27 Jul 2025Waste / landfill 551 kg/h Not yet attributed View
15 Aug 2023Waste / landfill 613 kg/h Not yet attributed View
8 Apr 2023Waste / landfill 961 kg/h Not yet attributed View
1 Feb 2023Waste / landfill 773 kg/h Not yet attributed View

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